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Saxon books are skill-level books, not grade-level books. It is essential that each student be placed in the text that meets his or her skill level. Success with one Saxon book strongly suggests success with the next Saxon book. The following Saxon placement test guide may be used to estimate which book a student should use.
Grade Level | Accelerated Student | Average Student | Slower Student |
---|---|---|---|
12th | Calculus (A.P. Calculus*) | Advanced Math (Geo., Trig., Alg. 4**) | Advanced Math*** |
11th | Advanced Math (Pre-Calculus II*) Calculus | Advanced Math (Geo., Trig., Alg. 3**) | Algebra 2 |
10th | Advanced Math (Pre-Calculus I*) | Algebra 2 | Algebra 1 |
9th | Algebra 2 | Algebra 1 | Algebra 1/2 |
8th | Algebra 1 | Algebra 1/2 | Math 8/7 |
7th | Algebra 1/2 | Math 8/7 | Math 7/6 |
6th | Math 7/6 | Math 7/6 | Math 6/5 |
5th | Math 6/5 | Math 6/5 | Math 5/4 |
4th | Math 5/4 | Math 5/4 |
* Suggested course titles. Accelerated students will finish Advanced Mathematics in the first semester of eleventh grade and begin Calculus in the second semester. Pre-Calculus I consists of the first 70-90 lessons in Advanced Mathematics. Pre-Calculus II comprises the remaining lessons.
** Suggested course titles. The content in Geometry-Trigonometry-Algebra 3 is identical to that in Pre-Calculus I but is presented at a slower pace. Likewise, Geometry-Trigonometry-Algebra 4 is the same as Pre-Calculus II. Using these course titles allows accelerated students who are not successful in Advanced Mathematics during the tenth grade to try again and still receive credit. Students who complete Advanced Mathematics will have taken the equivalent of two semesters of geometry, one semester of trigonometry, and one semester of advanced algebra. ("Geometry" in the course title ensures credit for geometry.)
*** These students may find the material in Advanced Mathematics difficult. Consider placing them in a less rigorous mathematics course.
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